Rain, Sleet, And Snow

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As I look out at our front yard, the grass is beginning to reappear as the snow slowly melts away. It’s still cold — 15º at the moment — but it should climb into the high 20s this afternoon, much like yesterday. Evie is feeling better, so we’re both up enjoying our coffee. I have breakfast at 8:00, yoga at 10:00, and Evie leaves for kindergarten at 9:30. Back to our familiar Thursday routine.

Wednesday wasn’t much of a day for me, mainly because I didn’t get in much of a hike. I slept later than usual and wasn’t in any hurry without yoga on the schedule. Around 11:00, after doing some snow shoveling, I drove to Mayville to walk Webb’s Trail, assuming that since it’s used by snowmobiles, it would be groomed. I was wrong. The trail was covered with five to eight inches of untouched snow. I trudged through it for about ten minutes before giving up and turning back to the car, tired and not particularly pleased with the effort.

Webb's Trail

Heading Back

Since I was already in Mayville, I filled up the Outback and headed home, deciding to pass on a sub from the Lighthouse and save a few dollars.

Back home, I read until about 12:30, when Evie kindly offered to make me an avocado and tomato sandwich on toast. Paired with the last of the Wegmans chicken soup, it was heavenly — no exaggeration. I watched my show afterward and, somewhat surprisingly, managed a decent nap. I was up by 2:45 with a couple of hours to fill before wine time at 5:00. I briefly considered another walk but decided against it and spent most of the afternoon reading, moving back and forth between books.

Around 4:30, Evie prepared dinner — Greek chicken with orzo — and put it in the oven for an hour while we enjoyed our wine and Jake Tapper on CNN. The chicken was only average, so we likely won’t repeat it, though I’ll finish the leftovers for lunch. Later, we watched two episodes of Season 2 of Paradise on Disney+ and enjoyed them. After Evie went to bed, I watched some basketball and then another episode of the Swedish — not Dutch — thriller Land of Sin.